HCL Sametime Chat is affected by an unimplemented feature in the UI

published 2024-02-23 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-41427

cvss: 3.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
public exploits: 0; none known

Sametime Connect desktop chat client includes, but does not use or require, the use of an Eclipse feature called Secure Storage. Using this Eclipse feature to store sensitive data can lead to exposure of that data.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

hcltech sametime 12.0.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-02-23)

Exploit prediction

0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	3.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

HCL Software HCL Sametime Chat

Classification

Weakness

CWE-922 Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

References

support.hcltechsw.com /csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0109082
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-37540
NVD CVE-2023-37540

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Summary